"I hope we can reach Xianyang and destroy Qin." Wei Wuji raised his glass and said.
"Strike to Xianyang and destroy the Qin State." Everyone raised their glasses together, drank it all, and then slumped on the ground, completely ignoring their own image.
At this time, Liu Ping walked in wearing a snow suit and said, "My lord, there is a letter from the king."
"Thank you for your hard work. Let's sit down and drink first. We'll talk about anything later." Zhao Kuo smiled and poured a glass of wine for Liu Ping.
"My lord, it's a big deal." Liu Ping said in a deep voice.
"What big things can happen to Zhao at this time?" Everyone laughed.
"Show me." Zhao Kuo took the letter.
He knew Liu Ping, and since Liu Ping said this, it must be something very important.
Everyone stared at the letter in Zhao Kuo's hand with drunken eyes, wondering what it was about.
Zhao Kuo opened the letter, squinted his eyes and looked at it. His blood surged instantly. He smashed the eucalyptus platform in front of him with one punch and cursed: "Is this King Zhao a pig?"
"Commander, be careful what you say." Tian Dan quickly reminded.
Although speech was relatively free during the Warring States Period, it was common for ministers to scold the monarch, and they would not be punished for it. However, after all, the impact was not good, especially calling King Zhao a pig in front of so many people. After all, it was a bit too much.
Zhao Kuo has always had a good temper. Tian Dan had never seen Zhao Kuo get so angry before, not even when the food route was cut off and the whole army was trapped in Changping.
This shows how angry Zhao Kuo was this time.
Tian Dan was very curious about what was written in the letter.
"Commander, what happened?" Lian Po asked as he stood up.
"See for yourself." Zhao Kuo said angrily, his chest rising and falling.
Lian Po stepped forward, picked up the letter from the ground, glanced at it, and said in disbelief: "How could the king give such an order?"
In his impression, although Zhao Wangdan was not as good as Zhao Wuling and Zhao Huiwen, he was still above average. The strength of Zhao State had not declined under his governance, so how could he issue such an order.
"What happened?" Everyone looked at Lian Po.
"The king ordered us to withdraw our troops." Lian Po sighed deeply.
"What!"
Now everyone couldn't sit still, and they were so drunk that they were 80% sober in an instant.
Although the battle has been basically completed by the Wei army and the Han army, everyone knows that without the Zhao army to contain the Bai Qi army, and without the help of Zhao Kuo, Tian Dan, and Zhao Feiqi, the coalition forces would not have fought.
As far as Hedong, even Sanchuan cannot be conquered.
"How can the Yan State send troops to attack Zhao in winter? Even if it does send troops, how many people can be sent? All 300,000 troops need to be transferred back? Besides, the Yan State's combat effectiveness is scum, and any general in our Zhao State can do it
After beating him ten times, I won't be able to figure out what he, King Zhao, has to be afraid of."
Zhao Kuo said angrily, as if he hated iron.
If the winter in Sanjin is very cold, then the winter in Yan State is very, very cold. It is so cold that it is almost impossible to send troops. Even if they do brave the severe cold to send troops, they can only send out a small number of troops.
Moreover, the Yan State was weak, not even as good as South Korea. Except for its rise for a period of time during the period of King Yan Zhao, it was nothing in other periods. Historically, it could not even defeat the Zhao State after the Changping War.
Any general sent by Zhao State can hang up Yan State and beat him.
Zhao Kuo didn't know what King Zhao was worried about.
I don't want you to provide help. I even persuaded South Korea and Wei to provide food, grass and winter clothes. As long as you wait quietly behind for victory and don't hold back.
If you can't even do this, what use do I need from you!
"Master, I heard something." Liu Ping said hesitantly.
"What's the matter?" Zhao Kuo asked.
Liu Ping looked around, Zhao Kuo waved his hand and said impatiently: "Just say it."
"There is a rumor circulating in Handan recently, saying that the lord plans to take over Jin and claim the throne." Liu Ping gritted his teeth and said it directly.
"What!" Everyone stood up.
Zhao Kuo finally understood why King Zhao asked him to withdraw his troops. It turned out that Yan's attack was just a cover!
"Haha, King Zhao is such a wise king. He has even forgotten how Mr. Wang came to our country of Zhao. Sure enough, the only lesson humans can learn from history is that they will not learn any lessons from history." Zhao Kuo laughed.
road.
"Zhao Kuo, never become a general in the future!"
"If you win this war, you will know how I feel!"
The words of Le Yi and Tian Dan rang in Zhao Kuo's ears. Now Zhao Kuo suspected that he might not be able to wait until the day he won the battle!
"Then what should we do now? Just give up attacking Qin?" Bao Yuan's face was so gloomy that he could almost cry out.
The situation of the coalition forces is now very good, and there is even hope that they can reach Xianyang, and even if things go badly, they can capture the entire Hedong.
If the Zhao army retreats, relying on Korea and Wei, let alone defeating the Qin army, even Hedong, which they just defeated, will have to be thrown back.
But if Zhao Jun did not retreat, Zhao Kuo would be disobeying military orders and his life would most likely be in danger.
"The King of Zhao does not have the capacity to accommodate people, but we, the State of Wei, do. We, the State of Wei, welcome Ma Fuzi at any time." Wei Wuji said with his hand.
"We in Korea also welcome Ma Fuzi." Bao Yuan said quickly, fearing that Zhao Kuo would be abducted by Wei Wuji.
Lian Po looked at Zhao Kuo and did not dare to speak. He was afraid that he would accidentally drive Zhao Kuo out of the Zhao Kingdom.
Zhao Kuo paced back and forth in the camp, all eyes were focused on him. Now Zhao Kuo's decision will determine the fate of the four kingdoms of Zhao, Wei, Han, and Qin.
"The general is outside, and the military orders are not obeyed. Keep fighting, and I will explain to the king." Zhao Kuo finally stopped, glanced at everyone's faces, and said in a deep voice.
"But we have to hurry up. We originally planned to wait for the snow to stop before attacking, but now we can't wait. Starting from tomorrow, we will attack with all our strength."
"No." All the generals said in unison.
Wei Wuji and others breathed a sigh of relief. As long as the Zhao army did not retreat, the coalition forces would definitely win. Then they looked at Zhao Kuo with some worry.
Everyone knows how much pressure Zhao Kuo had to bear in issuing this order.
"Okay, you all go out and leave me alone." Zhao Kuo waved his hand.
"What I just said was not a joke. Ma Fuzi can consider it." Wei Wuji looked at Zhao Kuo and said seriously, then turned and walked out of the camp.
When everyone left the camp, only Zhao Kuo, Liu Ping, and Bi were left.
Zhao Kuo raised his head and said to Liu Ping: "From today on, all letters in the military camp must pass through your hands before being issued, even if they are from King Zhao. Do you understand?"
"Understood." Liu Ping said solemnly.
He knew that Zhao Kuo did this to prevent King Zhao from bypassing him and directly mobilizing the Zhao army.
As long as all the letters are blocked so that King Zhao's orders cannot be issued to the Zhao army, the entire Zhao army can only listen to Zhao Kuo alone.
"Ben, you immediately lead your guards back to Handan and quietly take out my mother and younger siblings. If... King Zhao has sent people to monitor or control, don't act rashly and wait for me to return." Zhao Kuo said to Ben again.
"Don't worry, my lord, I will definitely protect the old lady and the others." Ben said, cupping his hands.